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Benin vs Marshall Islands statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Benin has a population of 14.5M (ranked 76/197), compared with 37.5K in The Marshall Islands (ranked 192/197). Benin's land area is 43,537 sq mi versus 69.5 sq mi for The Marshall Islands (ranked 99th vs. 191st).

By GDP, Benin ranks 125/197 ($21.5B) and The Marshall Islands ranks 194/197 ($280M). By GDP per capita, Benin ranks 162/197 ($1,485), while The Marshall Islands ranks 100/197 ($7,467).

Main facts and rankings

Benin Marshall Islands
Population
15100397
36281
Population rank 76/197 192/197
GDP
$21.5B
2024
$280M
2024
GDP rank 125/197 194/197
GDP per capita
$1,485
2024
$7,467
2024
GDP per capita rank 162/197 100/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,435
2024
$8,198
2024
Government debt
$11.6B
2024
$46.8M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52.5%
2025
15.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$803
2024
$1,245
2024
Government debt per person rank 149/185 136/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,059
2025
$5,868
2025
Land area
43,537 sq mi
2025
69.5 sq mi
2025
Population density
332 ppl/mi²
2024
540 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.56
2023
2.92
2023
Median age
19 years
2024
21.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
67.2 years
2025

Benin and Marshall Islands: Comparison Charts

Benin and Marshall Islands economies compared

GDP
Benin

Marshall Islands
Year GDP
Benin Marshall Islands
1960 $226,195,578 -
1961 $235,668,221 -
1962 $236,434,954 -
1963 $253,927,697 -
1964 $269,819,006 -
1965 $289,908,680 -
1966 $302,925,235 -
1967 $306,221,953 -
1968 $326,323,105 -
1969 $330,748,245 -
1970 $333,627,713 $8,408,486
1971 $335,073,028 $9,116,810
1972 $410,331,857 $9,973,652
1973 $504,376,074 $11,607,366
1974 $554,654,861 $15,217,532
1975 $676,870,140 $16,691,301
1976 $698,408,262 $18,153,647
1977 $750,049,779 $20,210,069
1978 $928,843,469 $22,209,370
1979 $1,186,231,020 $25,545,346
1980 $1,405,251,847 $26,710,653
1981 $1,291,120,188 $31,020,000
1982 $1,267,778,670 $34,918,000
1983 $1,095,348,199 $41,749,000
1984 $1,051,134,009 $45,144,000
1985 $1,045,712,789 $43,879,000
1986 $1,336,102,025 $55,989,000
1987 $1,562,412,228 $62,983,000
1988 $1,620,246,084 $70,688,000
1989 $1,502,294,416 $72,798,000
1990 $1,959,965,330 $78,476,000
1991 $1,986,437,797 $82,507,000
1992 $1,695,315,306 $91,063,000
1993 $2,274,558,083 $99,461,000
1994 $1,598,075,944 $108,071,000
1995 $2,169,627,138 $120,230,000
1996 $2,361,116,449 $110,858,000
1997 $2,268,301,646 $109,884,700
1998 $2,455,092,686 $112,070,100
1999 $3,677,393,999 $113,352,100
2000 $3,519,991,440 $114,838,500
2001 $3,666,222,635 $122,406,100
2002 $4,194,342,686 $131,960,000
2003 $5,349,258,094 $131,128,500
2004 $6,190,270,380 $132,900,000
2005 $6,567,654,954 $138,000,000
2006 $7,034,111,315 $143,200,000
2007 $8,169,048,383 $150,500,000
2008 $9,787,734,526 $146,600,000
2009 $9,738,626,517 $151,200,000
2010 $9,535,345,016 $161,100,000
2011 $10,693,321,364 $172,300,000
2012 $11,141,358,116 $180,700,000
2013 $12,517,845,124 $186,400,000
2014 $13,284,527,847 $186,000,000
2015 $11,388,160,997 $183,700,000
2016 $11,821,065,853 $201,800,000
2017 $12,701,655,837 $213,700,000
2018 $14,262,408,090 $220,000,000
2019 $14,391,686,313 $232,900,000
2020 $15,686,741,894 $241,800,000
2021 $17,687,623,535 $258,900,000
2022 $17,425,405,084 $253,400,000
2023 $19,673,290,996 $259,300,000
2024 $21,482,643,720 $280,357,844

Benin and Marshall Islands economies compared

GDP per capita
Benin

Marshall Islands
Year GDP per capita
Benin Marshall Islands
1960 $89.9 -
1961 $92.1 -
1962 $90.8 -
1963 $95.7 -
1964 $99.8 -
1965 $105.1 -
1966 $107.6 -
1967 $106.6 -
1968 $111.2 -
1969 $110.3 -
1970 $108.8 $373
1971 $106.9 $390
1972 $127.9 $416
1973 $153.6 $472
1974 $164.9 $602
1975 $196.5 $638
1976 $197.7 $672
1977 $207 $724
1978 $249.8 $771
1979 $311 $859
1980 $358 $868
1981 $320 $969
1982 $305 $1,046
1983 $256 $1,199
1984 $238.6 $1,245
1985 $230.4 $1,162
1986 $285.8 $1,425
1987 $324 $1,543
1988 $326 $1,670
1989 $293.3 $1,670
1990 $371 $1,758
1991 $365 $1,811
1992 $302 $1,963
1993 $387 $2,112
1994 $262.1 $2,265
1995 $348 $2,491
1996 $369 $2,273
1997 $345 $2,231
1998 $362 $2,254
1999 $525 $2,258
2000 $487 $2,265
2001 $492 $2,394
2002 $546 $2,566
2003 $676 $2,539
2004 $759 $2,566
2005 $779 $2,659
2006 $809 $2,754
2007 $912 $2,892
2008 $1,061 $2,818
2009 $1,024 $2,907
2010 $973 $3,095
2011 $1,059 $3,319
2012 $1,072 $3,514
2013 $1,169 $3,678
2014 $1,204 $3,735
2015 $1,002 $3,764
2016 $1,011 $4,230
2017 $1,055 $4,593
2018 $1,152 $4,858
2019 $1,131 $5,292
2020 $1,200 $5,662
2021 $1,319 $6,259
2022 $1,266 $6,323
2023 $1,394 $6,678
2024 $1,485 $7,467

Benin vs. Marshall Islands life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Benin

Marshall Islands
Year Life expectancy, years
Benin Marshall Islands
1950 35.4 52.6
1951 35.7 52.7
1952 36 52.7
1953 36.3 52.8
1954 36.7 52.9
1955 37 53
1956 37.3 53.2
1957 37.6 53.4
1958 38 53.6
1959 38.4 54
1960 38.8 54.4
1961 39.2 54.7
1962 39.6 55.2
1963 40.1 55.7
1964 40.5 56.3
1965 41 56.8
1966 41.3 57.3
1967 41.8 57.8
1968 42.2 58.2
1969 42.6 58.5
1970 43 58.8
1971 43.4 59.1
1972 43.9 59.5
1973 44.4 59.8
1974 44.9 60.1
1975 45.4 60.3
1976 46 60.4
1977 46.5 60.6
1978 46.9 60.7
1979 47.4 60.8
1980 47.7 61
1981 48.1 61.1
1982 48.5 61.3
1983 48.8 61.5
1984 49.4 61.6
1985 50 61.7
1986 50.6 61.8
1987 51.3 61.8
1988 52 61.8
1989 52.5 61.7
1990 53 61.8
1991 53.4 61.8
1992 54.1 61.9
1993 54.6 62.1
1994 55 62.3
1995 55.4 62.5
1996 55.6 62.8
1997 56 63
1998 56.2 63.2
1999 56.3 63.4
2000 56.6 63.3
2001 56.7 63.7
2002 56.9 63.8
2003 57.1 64
2004 57.3 64
2005 57.7 64.1
2006 58 64.2
2007 58.2 64.3
2008 58.1 64.3
2009 58.3 64.4
2010 58.4 64.5
2011 58.5 64.6
2012 58.6 64.8
2013 58.9 65
2014 59 65.1
2015 59.1 65.3
2016 59.3 65.5
2017 59.5 65.7
2018 59.7 65.9
2019 59.9 66
2020 60.2 65.4
2021 59.6 65.4
2022 60.5 66.7
2023 60.8 66.9
2024 61 67.1
2025 61.1 67.2

Benin and Marshall Islands population clocks and comparison

Population
Benin

Marshall Islands
Year Population
Benin Marshall Islands
1960 2,517,286 14,703
1961 2,559,223 15,219
1962 2,604,659 15,755
1963 2,652,908 16,302
1964 2,704,003 16,852
1965 2,757,936 17,402
1966 2,814,317 17,927
1967 2,872,997 18,655
1968 2,934,257 19,862
1969 2,998,222 21,305
1970 3,065,057 22,530
1971 3,134,767 23,366
1972 3,207,543 23,992
1973 3,283,496 24,581
1974 3,362,633 25,296
1975 3,445,407 26,154
1976 3,532,196 27,021
1977 3,623,202 27,906
1978 3,718,305 28,809
1979 3,818,528 29,738
1980 3,925,251 30,774
1981 4,038,307 32,017
1982 4,156,596 33,397
1983 4,278,978 34,811
1984 4,405,895 36,264
1985 4,538,012 37,761
1986 4,675,420 39,286
1987 4,818,486 40,828
1988 4,967,341 42,321
1989 5,121,657 43,586
1990 5,281,479 44,629
1991 5,446,932 45,568
1992 5,617,844 46,388
1993 5,872,706 47,093
1994 6,096,506 47,712
1995 6,226,773 48,266
1996 6,391,858 48,775
1997 6,583,365 49,259
1998 6,789,489 49,717
1999 7,002,818 50,202
2000 7,221,619 50,706
2001 7,445,596 51,123
2002 7,675,426 51,425
2003 7,913,070 51,639
2004 8,159,094 51,791
2005 8,426,144 51,906
2006 8,693,242 51,992
2007 8,953,969 52,035
2008 9,228,466 52,030
2009 9,509,423 52,019
2010 9,797,484 52,044
2011 10,093,623 51,907
2012 10,397,657 51,419
2013 10,708,834 50,681
2014 11,030,004 49,796
2015 11,360,681 48,800
2016 11,697,842 47,709
2017 12,039,780 46,529
2018 12,383,347 45,285
2019 12,726,755 44,007
2020 13,070,169 42,706
2021 13,413,417 41,367
2022 13,759,501 40,077
2023 14,111,034 38,827
2024 14,462,724 37,548

Fertility rates in Benin and Marshall Islands

Fertility rate
Benin

Marshall Islands
Year Fertility rate
Benin Marshall Islands
1960 6.28 8.08
1961 6.4 8.12
1962 6.46 8.12
1963 6.51 8.12
1964 6.57 8.14
1965 6.61 8.16
1966 6.63 8.2
1967 6.64 8.17
1968 6.67 8.14
1969 6.71 8.11
1970 6.74 8.07
1971 6.77 8.04
1972 6.8 8
1973 6.81 7.95
1974 6.82 7.9
1975 6.83 7.83
1976 6.83 7.76
1977 6.83 7.67
1978 6.82 7.58
1979 6.91 7.47
1980 6.99 7.37
1981 7.06 7.27
1982 7.06 7.18
1983 7.05 7.08
1984 7.03 6.99
1985 7 6.87
1986 6.96 6.73
1987 6.92 6.57
1988 6.87 6.38
1989 6.82 6.18
1990 6.74 5.97
1991 6.67 5.76
1992 6.59 5.55
1993 6.51 5.38
1994 6.42 5.23
1995 6.33 5.09
1996 6.28 5.02
1997 6.23 4.96
1998 6.14 4.87
1999 6.03 4.78
2000 5.94 4.7
2001 5.85 4.58
2002 5.79 4.49
2003 5.76 4.42
2004 5.72 4.34
2005 5.69 4.28
2006 5.67 4.2
2007 5.63 4.09
2008 5.55 3.97
2009 5.49 3.83
2010 5.45 3.67
2011 5.44 3.53
2012 5.43 3.38
2013 5.41 3.25
2014 5.37 3.18
2015 5.32 3.13
2016 5.25 3.09
2017 5.16 3.06
2018 5.03 3.04
2019 4.9 3.01
2020 4.8 2.99
2021 4.71 2.96
2022 4.63 2.94
2023 4.56 2.92

Benin and Marshall Islands demographics compared

Median age
Benin

Marshall Islands
Year Median age, years
Benin Marshall Islands
1960 20.8 17.4
1961 20.6 17
1962 20.3 16.7
1963 20.1 16.4
1964 19.9 16.3
1965 19.7 16.3
1966 19.5 16.4
1967 19.3 16.6
1968 19 16.9
1969 18.8 17.2
1970 18.6 17.4
1971 18.4 17.1
1972 18.3 16.6
1973 18.1 16.2
1974 17.9 16
1975 17.8 15.9
1976 17.7 15.7
1977 17.6 15.5
1978 17.5 15.3
1979 17.4 15.1
1980 17.3 15
1981 17.3 14.9
1982 17.2 14.9
1983 17.1 14.9
1984 17.1 14.8
1985 17 14.8
1986 17 14.7
1987 16.9 14.7
1988 16.9 14.7
1989 16.9 14.8
1990 16.9 14.9
1991 16.9 15.2
1992 16.9 15.4
1993 17.1 15.8
1994 17.2 16.1
1995 17 16.5
1996 16.9 16.9
1997 17 17.2
1998 17 17.6
1999 17.1 17.9
2000 17.1 18.2
2001 17.2 18.5
2002 17.3 18.8
2003 17.4 19.1
2004 17.4 19.4
2005 17.5 19.7
2006 17.6 19.9
2007 17.6 20.2
2008 17.7 20.4
2009 17.8 20.5
2010 17.8 20.6
2011 17.9 20.6
2012 18 20.8
2013 18 21
2014 18.1 21.3
2015 18.1 21.6
2016 18.2 21.9
2017 18.3 22.2
2018 18.3 22.4
2019 18.4 22.6
2020 18.5 22.6
2021 18.6 22.5
2022 18.7 22.2
2023 18.8 21.9
2024 19 21.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Benin Marshall Islands
GNI, Atlas method
$20.6B
2024
$315M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
18.7%
2025
71.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.23%
2023
7.7%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.71%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.9%
2025
+0.51%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.69%
2022
9.82%
2021
Services, % of GDP
48.9%
2024
70.5%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
17.4%
2024
11.1%
2023
Economic freedom index
58.5
2025
58
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.2%
2021
27.5%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2021
2.8%
2019
Personal remittances received
$236M
2024
$34.5M
2024
International tourist arrivals
337,000
2019
6,099
2019
International tourism as share of exports
6.72%
2019
15.6%
2018
Banked people share
51.8%
2024
n/a

Energy

Benin Marshall Islands
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
376 kg
2022
615 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.2
2022
$5.38
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.44 megatons
2023
0 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.46 tons
2023
0 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
39.6%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
54.5%
2021
12.2%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
0.05%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
40.9%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
105.3 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
0.26%
2021
2.43%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.006%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
57%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Benin Marshall Islands
% of world population
0.18%
2024
0.0005%
2024
Annual migration change
-7,725
2024
-1,765
2024
Urban population
50.7%
2024
79.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.42 ft
2025
Average female height
5.2 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
20.8
2025
46.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
45
2024
64
2025
Higher education index
37
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
1.1
2017
4.01
1994
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
5.7
2013
Visa free countries
69
2025
126
2025
Adult literacy rate
51.4%
2022
95.8%
2021
English speaking
1%
2025
98.3%
2023
People using the Internet
32.2%
2023
65.7%
2023

Health

Benin Marshall Islands
Government health expenditure per capita
$33.9
2022
$758
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$14.4
2022
$9.1
2022
Life expectancy
61.1 years
2025
67.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
32%
2022
60.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.2
2022
0.46
2012
Age at first childbirth
20.5 years
2025
20.7 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
518
2023
155
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
77.9
2023
28.2
2023
Obesity rate
11.5%
2022
47.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
25.7%
2024
Air quality index
17
2025
100
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
6.3%
2022
29.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.83 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Benin Marshall Islands
% of world land
0.08%
2025
0.0001%
2025
Land area per capita
3,010 sq mi
2024
1,851 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
18,211 sq mi
2025
27 sq mi
2025
Forest area
11,526 sq mi
2025
36.3 sq mi
2025
Roads length
9,942 mi
2006
1,260 mi
2007

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